Regional Briefs 8/1/2014

WILKES-BARRE — The man known as “Bone Daddy” is forbidden from having any contact with his terrified ex-wife for at least 18 months, a Luzerne County judge ruled Thursday.

Judge Lesa Gelb granted the PFA to Jesse Geasey’s ex-wife, Sarah Miller, 37. Mr. Geasey was released from state prison in June, where he served time for a stabbing and stealing a skull from a mausoleum.

Ms. Miller was a key witness against Mr. Geasey in past cases, testifying that he is infatuated with corpses and calls himself “Bone Daddy.”

Mr. Geasey, 34 broke into a crypt at Hollenback Cemetery in July 2010 and stole the skull of a woman who died in 1926. He pleaded guilty to a similar crime in 1998 after his mother found an arm bone with the hand still attached in Mr. Geasey’s backpack.

— BOB KALINOWSKI

Inmate scales prison fence

WILKES-BARRE — An inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility escaped Thursday, the second inmate to escape by scaling a fence in just over a month.

Kevin Kuklinski Jr., 24, escaped from the minimum custody unit by jumping over the yard fence. The unit is separate from the nearby main jail, which is a maximum security facility.

Mr. Kuklinski remained free Thursday evening. He is a white male of slight build, six feet tall, about 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He has a tattoo of a knife and dragon on his left bicep, a spade and tribal tattoo on his left forearm, dice on his left hand, the name “Zachary” on his right forearm and a 4-inch scar on his right bicep.

He was jailed for burglary, criminal trespass and theft, related to breaking into a structure in Hazle Township to sleep.

Nesbitt said jail officials started looking into options regarding fencing after an inmate recently escaped.

Luis Miguel Feliciano, 29, escaped from the minimum custody unit by jumping over the yard fence, authorities said. He was nabbed about a week later just over a mile from the jail.

— JACOB SEIBEL

Accused teacher’s license suspended

WILKES-BARRE — The former wrestling coach and suspended dean of students at Coughlin High School has had his teaching license suspended while he awaits trial on charges he had sex with a student in a classroom closet.

The state Professional Standards and Practices Commission announced Wednesday that Stephen Stahl, 47, had his certificates in instruction and administration “immediately suspended” July 17 because he is charged with corruption of minors. Mr. Stahl is due in court today for a pre-trial hearing. He was suspended without pay in February after he was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student.

— JAMES HALPIN

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